Poor John Clayton just wanted to give an update on Adrian Peterson on ESPN when a wild Pete Carroll appeared and innocently stole Clayton’s spotlight with a well-timed photobomb.
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The Seattle Seahawks coach had his reasons for photobombing Clayton, as he explained on Twitter following the incident.
Just competing behind the scenes looking for a scoop!! RT @ESPNNFL: PETE CARROLL PHOTOBOMB! pic.twitter.com/MM6kmtFFhS
— Pete Carroll (@PeteCarroll) March 24, 2015
Pete, like everyone else, wanted to know if John Clayton’s supposed ponytail was real or the myth of legends.
Actually I just wanted to see if he really had a ponytail! @ClaytonESPN @ESPNNFL
— Pete Carroll (@PeteCarroll) March 24, 2015
ESPN had a pretty great response to Carroll’s snooping.
. @PeteCarroll @ClaytonESPN – "Hey Pete, I'm done with my segment!" http://t.co/hJNLtrxJWZ pic.twitter.com/YTsLwPttG2
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) March 24, 2015
As a reference, Carroll’s suspicions about Clayton’s ponytail spring from this memorable SportsCenter commercial from a few years back.
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